According to a recent survey by research firm Forrester, some smart home adopters begin with one or two smart devices in their home.
According to a recent survey by research firm Forrester, some smart home adopters begin with one or two smart devices in their home. Those wishing to include other devices from different suppliers to their existing setup are often confronted by the issue of interoperability – a bad omen for businesses that wish to drive mass adoption.
Device makers, however, oftentimes opt out of providing solutions for the interoperability issue.“It’s still too early to talk about a universal standard; everyone wants to do their own things. Even Amazon’s Alexa is not considered the standard in smart home,” said James Wei, CEO of Orbweb.
California-based Orbweb Inc. strives to “brid...